Best 5 Norwegian Butter Cookies Recipes

NORWEGIAN BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Hard boil the eggs and separate the yolks. Cream the butter and hard boiled egg yolks. Beat in the sugar and add the flour vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly. Put through a cookie press or arrange by teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned.

NORWEGIAN BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line a baking/cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl sift together flour with baking powder and salt.
• In another bowl beat butter with 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, vanilla and almond extract until fluffy (about 3 minutes).
• Add in egg and beat until combined.
• Add in the flour mixture and beat on low speed until combined.
• Form the dough into 1-1/2-inch balls.
• Place the balls about 3-inches apart on the cookie sheet.
• Using back of a fork flatten to about 1/2 to 1/2-inch thick making criss-cross patterns.
• Bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
• When the cookies are cooled coat lightly in confectioners sugar if desired.

NORWEGIAN BUTTER COOKIES (SPRITZ)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F In a large bowl cream the butter, beat in the sugar, a little at a time, the vanilla, and the almond extract, and beat the mixture until it is light and fluffy.
• Add the egg and combine the mixture well.
• Add the flour mixture and combine the dough well.
• Form the dough into walnut-size balls and arrange the balls 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Either flatten with the bottom of a glass or take a fork and using the back flatten the balls to approximately 1/2 inch to 1/3 inch thick, making a crosshatch design (like you see on peanut butter cookies). Sprinkle with colored sugar.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until they are barely golden around the edges, and transfer them with a spatula to racks to cool. Store the cookies in airtight containers.

NORWEGIAN BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
• 2. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter, then slowly beat in sugar. Add lightly beaten eggs. In a separate bowl, mix flour and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture. Blend well. add vanilla.
• 3. Fill cookie press or pastry bag with one quarter of the dough at a time. Pipe cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet, spacing about two inches apart.
• 4. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool 10 minutes while on cookie sheet. Transfer to rack to cool completely. Over waxed paper, lightly dust with confectioners' sugar. store cookies in air tight container.

NORWEGIAN BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (Hard boil the eggs and separate the yolks. Cream the butter and hard boiled egg yolks. Beat in the sugar and add the flour vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly. Put through a cookie press or arrange by teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes190 degrees C).